Curbside composting is still mandatory in the city, but for now fines will only be issued to repeat offenders at buildings ...

The Adams administration announced Friday it is relaxing its enforcement on violations of a new citywide composting mandate, ...

Residents will be able to pick up free 40-pound bags of compost from 77-28 19th Avenue in Astoria. Acting Sanitation ...

New York City is pausing most fines for residents who are not composting to give them more time to learn how to sort waste ...

For those who have been trashing New York City’s recent composting law, you’ve been given a brief window to get on board — or else the fines will start to roll in. New York City’s waste reduction ...

Starting Wednesday, April 23, residents in Queens will have a new, local option to get their hands on free compost for their gardens, courtesy of DSNY. The city agency is opening a compost ...

Those compost projects were largely the victim of budget cuts during Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s administration, but he later ...

Composting fines for smaller buildings in New York City was paused on Thursday, but others can still expect to be ticketed, ...

Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images At a preliminary budget hearing last month, DSNY said it has sent out citywide mailers about the composting fines; the department is also meeting with every ...

The city runs the nation’s largest organics program. It has increased processing capacity in recent years with new contracts and a composting facility expansion.

Property owners and landlords in New York City can now be fined $25 or more if residents are found throwing a banana peel in ...